‘Dante’ racing out of PH
Source: Project Noah | 5:32 am, June 10, 2013
MANILA, Philippines – Tropical storm “Dante” (international name: Yagi) increased its speed as it continued to move away from the Philippine territory on Monday, the state weather bureau said.
The center of storm “Dante” was last observed 1,030 kilometers northeast of Basco, Batanes as of 4a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.
“Dante” packed maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 90 kph. It is forecast to move north northeast at 15 kph.
Although too far to directly affect any part of the country, “Dante” will continue to enhance the southwest windflow that will bring rains and thunderstorms particularly over the western sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
Pagasa clarified, however, that it is not officially rainy season yet.
“Mimaropa, Bicol region and Western Visayas will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening,” Pagasa said in its weather bulletin.
Moderate to strong winds blowing from the southwest to west will prevail over Extreme Northern Luzon and its coastal waters will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be moderate to occasionally strong coming from the southwest with moderate to occasionally rough seas, it added.
